Fibrosing Mediastinitis Causing High Degree AV Block in a Young Female Patient

A 30-year-old woman presented with presyncopal episodes and was found to have high degree atrioventricular block. Computed tomography imaging demonstrated pericardial thickening extending from the main pulmonary artery to the aortic cusps. Here we present a rare case of fibrosing mediastinitis causi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gill, Karam P.S., Gulhar, Radhika, Hayase, Justin, Koppula, Anthony S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9911910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36776794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.101717
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Sumario:A 30-year-old woman presented with presyncopal episodes and was found to have high degree atrioventricular block. Computed tomography imaging demonstrated pericardial thickening extending from the main pulmonary artery to the aortic cusps. Here we present a rare case of fibrosing mediastinitis causing high-degree atrioventricular block. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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